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Tel Beth-Shemesh: A Border Community in Judah - Renewed Excavations 1990–2000: The Iron Age (Hardcover)
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Tel Beth-Shemesh: A Border Community in Judah - Renewed Excavations 1990–2000: The Iron Age (Hardcover)
Series: Monograph Series of the Sonia and Marco Nadler Institute of Archaeology
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Discovery Miles: 53 790
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Excavations at Beth-Shemesh are actually a story within a story. On
the one hand, they are the story of the archaeology of the Land of
Israel in a nutshell: from the pioneering days of the Palestine
Exploration Fund, through the “Golden Age” of American
biblical archaeology, to current Israeli and international
archaeology. On the other hand, they are the fascinating story of a
border site that was constantly changing its face due to its
geopolitical location in the Sorek Valley in the Shephelah—a
juncture of Canaanite, Philistine, and Israelite entities and
cultures. It is no wonder that two celebrated biblical border
epics—Samson’s encounters with the Philistines and the Ark
narrative—took real or imagined place around Beth-Shemesh. In
this report, summarizing the first ten years (1990–2000) of
archaeological work in the ongoing project of the renewed
excavations at Tel Beth-Shemesh, the authors have strived to tell
anew the story of the Iron Age people of Beth-Shemesh as exposed
and interpreted. Using the best theoretical and methodological
tools that modern archaeology has made available, every effort has
been made to keep in view archaeology’s fundamental duty—to
read the ancient people behind the decayed walls and shattered
pottery vessels and bring alive their lost world. Furthermore, the
story of ancient Beth-Shemesh has been written in a way that will
enable scholars, students, and other interested people to learn and
understand the life of the communities living at Beth-Shemesh. As a
result, the book is organized in a manner different from usual
archaeological site reports. The two volumes will be essential for
anyone who wishes the best and latest information on this important
site.
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